Sources: Health Policy Institute of Ohio and Office of Health Transformation
A week after visiting President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, Ohio Governor John Kasich continues to push for his own version of an Obamacare replacement (Source: “Kasich Talks to Pence, Still Pushing Obamacare Alternative,” The Columbus Dispatch, March 3, 2017).
On March 2, Gov. Kasich spoke by telephone with Vice President Mike Pence, who was in the Cincinnati, OH, area to discuss health care with business leaders. Gov. Kasich repeated his concerns about maintaining coverage for Ohioans with lower incomes who became eligible for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Gov. Kasich also has been trying to build support among his fellow GOP governors after a flurry of meetings in Washington, D.C., that included Ohio Office of Health Transformation Director Greg Moody and Medicaid Director Barb Sears. But like with majority Republicans in Congress, consensus among the governors is so far elusive.
- Read Governor Kasich’s statement in Forbes
- Watch Gov. Kasich on Face the Nation
- Editorial: No Retreat from the Medicaid Expansion in the Akron Beacon Journal
- A Divided White House Offers Little Guidance in the Washington Post
- GOP Governors Outline Health Care Plan, Medicaid Changes by the Associated Press
- Kasich: Trump ‘Listened Very Carefully’ About Medicaid by the Associated Press
Ohio’s Governor is Concerned about Repealing the ACA on Ohio Public Radio - One of Obamacare’s Biggest Programs has Overwhelming Support in the Business Insider
- Thousands on Medicaid could Face Uncertain Future if ACA is Repealed by the Statehouse News Bureau